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Health Services
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Williamson County has 33 full time nurses. We also have 5
nurses who job share full time positions. Every school in
the district has a nurse assigned and the nurse is on campus
almost all of the time. The school nurses have to
prioritize their day with each school depending on the types
of medical issues within the school. Students that have
Asthma, Food Allergies, Insect/Bee Sting Allergy, Diabetes,
& Seizures or are mentally or physically impaired are the
nurses’ top priority. Our nurses will coordinate the school
clinics when she is not performing a medical procedure.
Immunizations are overseen in each school by the school
nurse with assistance from the school’s secretaries. For
more information contact: Jorja Trocino RN Nursing
Coordinator @ 472-4269 or
Jorjat@wcs.edu
- Supervision of the
distribution of medications for competent students.
- Administration of
medication to students who are not competent, such as preschool
children, and children with severe disabilities.
- Monitoring of
students with life-threatening medical needs, such as diabetics,
children with severe allergies, and asthmatic children.
- Providing medical
procedures which requires a licensed medical person. These
procedures may include insulin injections, intermittent
catheterizations, tube feeding, and the supervision of nebulizer
treatments.
- Overseeing the
operation of school clinics.
- Facilitate the
vision screening program in the District.
- Consults with
parents regarding the health issues of their children.
Medications should be
limited to those required during school hours and necessary to maintain
the child in school. Prescription medication must be brought to school
by a parent or guardian. All medications should be brought in the
original container. Prescription medications require signed
authorization from both parent/guardian and physician. All over the
counter medications must FDA approved and in the manufacturer’s
container. Over the counter medication will be administered as
recommended on the manufacturer’s label. Medications will be stored in a
secure location.
The influenza season in the U.S. is from November to March or April each
year. The flu can cause fever, cough, chills, sore throat, headache and
muscle aches. About the Flu: Influenza (flu) is a virus that spreads
from infected persons to the nose or throat of others. Because the
viruses that cause the influenza change often, the influenza vaccine is
updated each year. That is why flu shots are given annually.
What You Can Do:
(1) Hand Washing.
You can prevent the spread of the flu by washing your hands before and
after eating meals; after using the rest room; after sneezing, coughing,
or blowing your nose; and after playing outside. Use warm, running water
and soap. If you use liquid soap, use about one teaspoon. Be sure to rub
your hands together vigorously for 20 seconds. Do not forget to rub
between fingers and clean underneath the fingernails. Rinse thoroughly
and dry hands with paper towels or a hot-air dryer. Washing hands is
easy and can prevent the spread of other infectious diseases.
(2) Rest. Make
sure that you and your children are obtaining adequate amounts of sleep.
(3) Keep your
children at home if they have a fever or are showing any of the
above flu symptoms.
(4) Consult your
family doctor with any questions or problems.
If you have any
questions about health services in the Williamson County Schools, please
contact Patricia Patterson RN, School Nurse Coordinator, at 472-4450 ex.
3448, or e-mail
patriciap@wcs.edu.
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